diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
index eaf156f..8e463ce 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
 # Install support services
@@ -15,26 +16,7 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
 - description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/openstack.yaml
index 6b806d1..fe23827 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/openstack.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% import 'shared-openstack.yaml' as SHARED_OPENSTACK with context %}
+
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL01 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
@@ -30,120 +32,19 @@
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-- description: Install glance on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:primary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_KEYSTONE() }}
 
-- description: Install glance on other controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:secondary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_GLANCE() }}
 
-- description: Install keystone service (note that different fernet keys are created on different nodes)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NOVA() }}
 
-- description: Restart apache due to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl restart apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_CINDER() }}
 
-- description: Check apache status to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl status apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NEUTRON() }}
 
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created 'keystone' and 'glusterfs' system users)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glance:server' state.sls glusterfs.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HEAT() }}
 
-- description: Update fernet keys for keystone server on the mounted glusterfs volume
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Populate keystone services/tenants/admins
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:client' state.sls keystone.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check keystone service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack service list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check glance image-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; glance image-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install nova on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nova:controller' state.sls nova -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check nova service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; nova --debug service-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install cinder
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@cinder:controller' state.sls cinder -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check cinder list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; cinder list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install neutron service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:server' state.sls neutron -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install neutron on gtw node
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:gateway' state.sls neutron
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# install designate
+# install designate backend
 - description: Install powerdns
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@powerdns:server' state.sls powerdns.server
@@ -151,47 +52,9 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Install designate
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@designate:server' state.sls designate -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_DESIGNATE() }}
 
-- description: Check neutron agent-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; neutron agent-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@heat:server' state.sls heat -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Deploy horizon dashboard
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@horizon:server' state.sls horizon
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Deploy nginx proxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Check heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack orchestration resource type list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HORIZON() }}
 
 # Install compute node
 
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
index 89dbf64..7c9c675 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
-{% import 'shared-backup-restore.yaml' as BACKUP with context %}
-
 # Install support services
 - description: Install keepalived on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
@@ -17,26 +16,7 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
 - description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/openstack.yaml
index 21dafc2..74ee90f 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/openstack.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% import 'shared-openstack.yaml' as SHARED_OPENSTACK with context %}
+
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL01 with context %}
 {% from 'cookied-mcp-mitaka-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
@@ -6,110 +8,26 @@
 {% from 'shared-salt.yaml' import IPV4_NET_EXTERNAL_PREFIX with context %}
 {% from 'shared-salt.yaml' import IPV4_NET_TENANT_PREFIX with context %}
 
-# Install OpenStack control services
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_KEYSTONE() }}
 
-- description: Install glance on primary controller
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_GLANCE() }}
+
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NOVA() }}
+
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_CINDER() }}
+
+#{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NEUTRON() }}
+
+- description: Install neutron service on primary node
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:primary' state.sls glance -b 1
+    -C "I@neutron:server and *01*" state.sls neutron.server
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Install glance on other controllers
+- description: Install neutron service on other nodes
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:secondary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install keystone service (note that different fernet keys are created on different nodes)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Restart apache due to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl restart apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check apache status to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl status apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created 'keystone' and 'glusterfs' system users)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glance:server' state.sls glusterfs.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Update fernet keys for keystone server on the mounted glusterfs volume
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Populate keystone services/tenants/admins
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:client' state.sls keystone.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check keystone service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack service list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check glance image-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; glance image-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install nova on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nova:controller' state.sls nova -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check nova service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; nova --debug service-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install cinder
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@cinder:controller' state.sls cinder -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check cinder list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; cinder list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install neutron service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:server' state.sls neutron -b 1
+    -C "I@neutron:server" state.sls neutron.server
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
@@ -131,29 +49,6 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Restart Neutron services
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:server or I@neutron:gateway' cmd.run 'systemctl restart
-    neutron*'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# install designate
-- description: Install powerdns
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@powerdns:server' state.sls powerdns.server
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install designate
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@designate:server' state.sls designate -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
 - description: Check neutron agent-list
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; neutron agent-list'
@@ -161,33 +56,19 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Install heat service
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HEAT() }}
+
+# install designate backend
+- description: Install powerdns
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@heat:server' state.sls heat -b 1
+    -C 'I@powerdns:server' state.sls powerdns.server
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Deploy horizon dashboard
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@horizon:server' state.sls horizon
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_DESIGNATE() }}
 
-- description: Deploy nginx proxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Check heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack orchestration resource type list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HORIZON() }}
 
 # Install compute node
 
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
index 62e0fe1..2b36b54 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/core.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
 # Install support services
@@ -15,26 +16,7 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
 - description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
index 9bcf14c..6c5a733 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/openstack.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% import 'shared-openstack.yaml' as SHARED_OPENSTACK with context %}
+
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL01 with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-dvr/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
@@ -30,120 +32,19 @@
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
 {%- endif %}
 
-- description: Install glance on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:primary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_KEYSTONE() }}
 
-- description: Install glance on other controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:secondary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_GLANCE() }}
 
-- description: Install keystone service (note that different fernet keys are created on different nodes)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NOVA() }}
 
-- description: Restart apache due to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl restart apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_CINDER() }}
 
-- description: Check apache status to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl status apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NEUTRON() }}
 
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created 'keystone' and 'glusterfs' system users)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glance:server' state.sls glusterfs.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HEAT() }}
 
-- description: Update fernet keys for keystone server on the mounted glusterfs volume
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Populate keystone services/tenants/admins
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:client' state.sls keystone.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check keystone service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack service list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check glance image-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; glance image-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install nova on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nova:controller' state.sls nova -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check nova service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; nova --debug service-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install cinder
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@cinder:controller' state.sls cinder -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check cinder list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; cinder list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install neutron service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:server' state.sls neutron -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install neutron on gtw node
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:gateway' state.sls neutron
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# isntall designate
+# install designate backend
 - description: Install powerdns
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@powerdns:server' state.sls powerdns.server
@@ -151,47 +52,9 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Install designate
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@designate:server' state.sls designate -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_DESIGNATE() }}
 
-- description: Check neutron agent-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; neutron agent-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@heat:server' state.sls heat -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack orchestration resource type list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Deploy horizon dashboard
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@horizon:server' state.sls horizon
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Deploy nginx proxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HORIZON() }}
 
 # Install compute node
 
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
index 132f8c5..d6e2dde 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/core.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{% import 'shared-core.yaml' as SHARED_CORE with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 
 # Install support services
@@ -15,26 +16,7 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 10}
   skip_fail: true
 
-- description: Install glusterfs
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.service
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Setup glusterfs on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' state.sls glusterfs.server.setup -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check the gluster status
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glusterfs:server' cmd.run 'gluster peer status; gluster volume status' -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_CORE.MACRO_INSTALL_GLUSTERFS() }}
 
 - description: Install RabbitMQ on ctl01
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
index 6374aad..d8e1ed1 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/openstack.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+{% import 'shared-openstack.yaml' as SHARED_OPENSTACK with context %}
+
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CFG01 with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL01 with context %}
 {% from 'virtual-mcp-ocata-ovs/underlay.yaml' import HOSTNAME_CTL02 with context %}
@@ -6,122 +8,19 @@
 {% from 'shared-salt.yaml' import IPV4_NET_EXTERNAL_PREFIX with context %}
 {% from 'shared-salt.yaml' import IPV4_NET_TENANT_PREFIX with context %}
 
-# Install OpenStack control services
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_KEYSTONE() }}
 
-- description: Install glance on primary controller
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:primary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_GLANCE() }}
 
-- description: Install glance on other controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-     -C 'I@glance:server:role:secondary' state.sls glance -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NOVA() }}
 
-- description: Install keystone service (note that different fernet keys are created on different nodes)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_CINDER() }}
 
-- description: Restart apache due to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl restart apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_NEUTRON() }}
 
-- description: Check apache status to PROD-10477
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False 'ctl*' cmd.run "systemctl status apache2"
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 15}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HEAT() }}
 
-- description: Mount glusterfs.client volumes (resuires created 'keystone' and 'glusterfs' system users)
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@glance:server' state.sls glusterfs.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Update fernet keys for keystone server on the mounted glusterfs volume
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' state.sls keystone.server -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Populate keystone services/tenants/admins
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:client' state.sls keystone.client
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check keystone service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack service list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check glance image-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; glance image-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install nova on all controllers
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nova:controller' state.sls nova -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 2, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check nova service-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; nova --debug service-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install cinder
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@cinder:controller' state.sls cinder -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check cinder list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; cinder list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-
-- description: Install neutron service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:server' state.sls neutron -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install neutron on gtw node
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@neutron:gateway' state.sls neutron
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-# install designate
+# install designate backend
 - description: Install bind
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@bind:server' state.sls bind
@@ -129,47 +28,9 @@
   retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
-- description: Install designate
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@designate:server' state.sls designate -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_DESIGNATE() }}
 
-- description: Check neutron agent-list
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonerc; neutron agent-list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Install heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@heat:server' state.sls heat -b 1
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Check heat service
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@keystone:server' cmd.run '. /root/keystonercv3; openstack orchestration resource type list'
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 5, delay: 10}
-  skip_fail: false
-
-- description: Deploy horizon dashboard
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@horizon:server' state.sls horizon
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
-
-- description: Deploy nginx proxy
-  cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
-    -C 'I@nginx:server' state.sls nginx
-  node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
-  skip_fail: true
+{{ SHARED_OPENSTACK.MACRO_INSTALL_HORIZON() }}
 
 # Install compute node